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• Bridge for Life: Suicide prevention vigil to cross High Level Bridge Monday

  09-09-2018 22:26 via edmontonjournal.com
  Survivors and people who have lost loved ones to suicide will cross the High Level Bridge Monday during an event that offers a safe space to have conversations about mental health.
  The third annual Bridge of Life event will once again offer an opportunity to memorialize people who have died by suicide, as well as raise awareness about the issue.
  “It’s not just a memorial. It’s a night for us to get together in support of each other, to bring awareness to those hard topics, like
  
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• Nick Lees: Teresa Spinelli seeks soccer centre to honour her father's legacy

  09-09-2018 20:30 via edmontonjournal.com
  Mirror mirror on the wall, who’s the greatest soccer mum of all?
  It’s got to be Teresa Spinelli, who is looking for eight hectares of city land to build a soccer centre as part of her dad Frank Spinelli’s legacy.
  “It’s hard in the winter to get an indoor pitch booked at a reasonable time for youngsters to play,” says Spinelli, who owns the Italian Centre stores.
  “They might be given priority at this centre, which could also be used for such games as touc
  
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• Suspects in child abuse case no longer face attempted murder charges

  09-09-2018 19:45 via edmontonjournal.com
  Two women accused in a violent child abuse case no longer face attempted murder charges, following a preliminary hearing in the matter.
  Each suspect was charged with one count of attempted murder in connection to offences against a girl younger than 10 years old, but Ajay Juneja, defence lawyer for one of the accused, said the prosecution decided not to proceed on that particular count following the preliminary hearing that wrapped up Aug. 30.
  Court records show that the women – aged 25 an
  
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• 9 Things about the Edmonton Oilers and the Darnell Nurse contract in-focus, as training camp draws near

  09-09-2018 17:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Rookie camp is a tantalizing time.
  But let’s be honest. All of these players are at best relative long shots to make the big club this fall. These next few days are about gazing into the future much, much more distant future.
  So, by all means: Get excited about the young guns strutting their stuff in September, but make sure you don’t take your eye off the ball.
  Because October is just around the corner.
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• Man held for two hours after not guilty verdict says his rights were violated

  09-09-2018 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  An Edmonton-area man who says sheriffs held him in custody for several hours after a judge found him not guilty has filed a lawsuit, claiming the practice violated his rights.
  Daryl Fuhr alleges in a class action lawsuit filed this week that he was wrongfully imprisoned after his May acquittal. The sheriffs who held him claimed to be following department policy, the lawsuit alleges.
  Fuhr, 46, was facing a string of charges including sexual assault, unlawful confinement, pointing a firearm and as
  
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• Legal Aid counsel at bail hearings to expand province-wide

  09-09-2018 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  All people arrested in Alberta making first-appearance bail applications will have access to defence counsel by late September, according to Legal Aid Alberta.
  Presently, most people who are arrested don’t have a lawyer when they go before a Justice of the Peace and try to argue they should be released.
  “If you are in jail, looking for bail and you’re facing a trained Crown prosecutor, your chances aren’t great,” says Legal Aid Alberta president and CEO John Pa
  
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• Alberta's $10-billion tobacco lawsuit slogs along as health minister considers legal action on opioids

  09-09-2018 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  A $10-billion provincial lawsuit against tobacco companies that launched more than five years ago continues to plod along while the Alberta government considers taking action against pharmaceutical companies over opioid addictions.
  Litigation to recover smoking related health-care costs is in the document production phase, said Alberta Health spokesman Rob Gereghty in an email Friday, adding the province has provided more than 145,000 pages of records to the tobacco defendants and will soon deli
  
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• World Class Edmonton track cyclist Stefan Ritter in intensive care after crash at international event

  09-09-2018 04:04 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton world champion track cyclist Stefan Ritter is in stable condition in the Intensive Care Unit at the Royal Alexandra Hospital after hitting his head in a crash at an international event in Mexico last week.
  Ritter, 20, a member of the Canadian Cycling national team, was competing at the Pan American Track Championship in Aguascalientes, Mexico, and crashed while taking part in the Keirin event on Aug. 30.
  “The Keirin race is a sprint event with six athletes on the track at the same
  
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• Fifth person charged in Yellowbird homicide

  09-09-2018 01:41 via edmontonjournal.com
  A fifth person has been charged in connection with the death of an Edmonton man whose body was discovered in Sturgeon County nearly a year ago.
  Kevin Dean Yellowbird’s body was found in a ditch along a rural road near Morinville on Oct. 17, 2017. Four men were charged with first degree murder on Feb. 15.
  While RCMP did not release information about the additional charge, court records show a woman is now facing a charge of manslaughter in connection with Yellowbird’s death.
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• Doggy dunk: Oliver Pool hosts Edmonton Humane Society’s annual Dog Dive event

  09-09-2018 00:48 via edmontonjournal.com
  Even dogs deserve a dip in the pool every now and then.
  Saturday marked the one and only day of the year Edmonton’s puppy population can swim in a public pool with their owners as part of the Edmonton Humane Society’s (EHS) annual Dog Dive event at Oliver Pool.
  The event doubles as a fundraiser for the organization, with a $15 admission for people and $5 admission for dogs.
  “This is one of EHS’ most popular events of the year and is a fun way for people to celebrate the i
  
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